Maps And Buildings

Question 1

To make an area more modern by putting in new buildings or changing or repairing the old ones

Answer 1

Redevelop
Ex: the old docks are being redeveloped as a business park.

Question 2

To completely destroy a building

Answer 2

Demolish
Ex: the entire east wing of the building was demolished in the fire.

Question 3

To destroy a building or a part of a building
= demolish

Answer 3

Knock down
Ex: they want to knock the house down and rebuild it.

Question 4

To destroy a building or town by knocking it down, bombing it etc
= level

Answer 4

Flatten
Ex: hundreds of homes were flattened by the tornado.

Question 5

To remove something from its place, and put a new thing there

Answer 5

Replace
Ex: the apartment will be torn down and replaced with a shopping plaza.

Question 6

To destroy a building deliberately

Answer 6

Tear down
Ex: a lot of the old tower blocks have been torn down to make way for new housing.

Question 7

To repair a building so that it is in a good condition again

Answer 7

Renovate
Ex: the hotel has been renovated and redecorated.

Question 8

To make a building

Answer 8

Build
Ex: the road took many years to build.

Question 9

To make something such as a road house bridge

Answer 9

Construct
Ex: there are plans to construct a new road bridge across the river.

Question 10

To build something again after it has been destroyed or damaged
= rebuild

Answer 10

Reconstruct
Ex: the task ahead is to reconstruct the building.

Question 11

To grow or change into something bigger or more advanced

Answer 11

Develop
Ex: Chicago developed into a big city in the late eighteenth.

Question 12

To make a room building road etc bigger or longer

Answer 12

Extend
Ex: we plan to extend the kitchen by six feet.

Question 13

To make something become larger

Answer 13

Expand
Ex: the urban area is continuing to expand rapidly with new housing estates continuing to be built.

Question 14

To move a building or business to a different place

Answer 14

Relocate
Ex: a lot of firms are relocating to the north of England.

Question 15

To change something into a different form or to change something so that it can be used for a different purpose or in a different way

Answer 15

Convert
Ex: they converted the spare bedroom into an office.

Question 16

To make something such as a building or system more modern

Answer 16

Modernize
Ex: a tastefully modernized old farmhouse

Question 17

To make somewhere emptier or tidier by removing things from it

Answer 17

Clear
Ex: large areas of land had been cleared of forest.

Question 18

To cut through the main part of a tree

Answer 18

Cut down
Ex: the trees behind my house were cut down by gardener.

Question 19

To take something away from the place where it is

Answer 19

Remove
Ex: The city will pay to cut down and remove the trees.

Question 20

To put plants or seeds in the ground

Answer 20

Plant
Ex: a hillside planted with trees.

Question 21

To start operating or providing a service

Answer 21

Open
Ex: the new leisure center will open in October.

Question 22

To start or build or place something

Answer 22

Set up
Ex: a new library is planned to set up in the neighborhood.